The good assassin

the long version

"Three shots. That's all it takes to change the course of American history. A conspiracy brews in Washington, DC, and the one man who was trying to uncover it is dead. Now Hunter Davisson, an ex-Navy SEAL who has been blamed for the murder, is trying to clear his name and stay alive. Struggling to rise out of the drunken oblivion of his life, Davisson begins to realize the situation is even bleaker and more dangerous than he thought. This isn't just a personal threat - he has encountered a conspiracy that imperils the very existence of the nation. A threat that may come from the most unexpected of sources - the all-knowing inner sanctums of the government itself. The Good Assassin questions how much freedom Americans are willing to sacrifice for a perceived sense of safety and security. What happens if the nation's most powerful intelligence agencies fall into the wrong hands? Concerned with the rise of the national intelligence state post-9/11, as well as the plight of many returning veterans, The Good Assassin could be ripped from today's headlines."--Page 4 of cover.